Abstract: Apparatus for removing magnetic articles from a flow of loosely packed material containing a mixture of magnetic articles and non-magnetic articles having a rotatable elongated support shaft, a plurality of metal plates coaxially aligned in spaced parallel relationship with each other and coaxially aligned with and mounted on the elongated support shaft and rotatable therewith and wherein each of the metal plates extend substantially vertically outwardly from the elongated support shaft and by the material flow or by the elongated support shaft and a plurality of magnetic members coaxially aligned with and mounted on the elongated support shaft and located in the spaces between the metal plates wherein the magnetic members each extend substantially vertically outwardly from the support shaft and have a periphery which is spaced a predetermined distance from the periphery of the metal plates and wherein each magnetic member is formed of a magnetic material having a magnetic flux density of sufficient magnitude